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All dinner Events (10)
October 23Tuesday
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AITP October Dinner Presentation
October 23, 2012 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Something a little lighter going into the holidays: In this fascinating slide-illustrated presentation, Dr. Andrew Nichols discusses his research into the causative effects of geomagnetic activity in… Organized by AITP North-Central Florida Chapter | Type: presentation, and, dinner
November 13Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL November Dinner Presentation
November 13, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Join us at our November 13 dinner meeting where Microsoft's Blain Barton will discuss the business rationale for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Free to members, $5 for non-members (food not incl… Organized by AITP-NCFL | Type: dinner, and, presentation
October 22Tuesday
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AITP October Dinner and Presentation
October 22, 2013 from 5:15pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton The October dinner meeting of your North Central Florida Chapter of AITP will be held this Tuesday, October 22, at the UF Hilton. We would love to have you join us and as always, spouses, significa… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: it, dinner, presentation
November 19Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL November Dinner Presentation
November 19, 2013 from 6pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Your local chapter of AITP, the Association of Information Technology Professionals, will host its next dinner and presentation on Tuesday, November 19, at the UF Hilton. We would love to have you j… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, presentation
March 25Tuesday
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AITP March Presentation: Daniel Evenson of Pathway Systems
March 25, 2014 from 5:45pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton University of Florida graduate Daniel Evenson founded Pathway Systems in 2008 to solve IT complexity problems using graph theory and modeling/simulation. Daniel will present strategies for documenti… Organized by AITP North Central Florida Chapter | Type: dinner, presentation
April 22Tuesday
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AITP April Dinner Meeting: Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness
April 22, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton Local business leader Joe Cirulli of Gainesville Health and Fitness will present "Building Your Brand Through Culture". Full details are available at www.aitp-ncfl.org/pdf/201404.pdf We hope to see… Organized by AITP North Central Florida Chapter | Type: monthly, presentation, and, dinner
May 20Tuesday
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AITP May Presentation
May 20, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton We are pleased to welcome Matt Allison of Kelly Services as he speaks on the art of retaining employees. This topic has been requested by a number of people in our community and we are expecting an… Organized by AITP of North Central Florida | Type: dinner, and, presentation
October 28Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL October Presentation
October 28, 2014 from 5:15pm to 7:45pm – UF Hilton We're honored and delighted to have Tony Barr, creator of the SAS programming language and founder of Barr Systems here in Gainesville, making an intriguing presentation on his latest project, "A Mod… Organized by North-Central Florida chapter of AITP | Type: dinner, and, presentation
December 9Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL December Meeting
December 9, 2014 from 5:45pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton The December 9 meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will be held a bit early, to minimize schedule conflicts with the holidays. As usual our holiday topic is a little less technical… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, and, presentation
January 27Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL January 2015 Presentation
January 27, 2015 from 5:30pm to 8pm – UF Hilton The January 27 meeting of your North Central Florida chapter of AITP will feature Andrew Robb of UF's Virtual Experience Research Group presenting the Virtual Human:The University of Florida’s Virtua… Organized by Michael Lucas | Type: dinner, and, presentation
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